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Friendship Village of South Hills

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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1290 Boyce Road,
Pittsburgh PA 15241

(724) 941-3100

86.85% estimated occupancy 1

Friendship Village of South Hills is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which is one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the country. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B. A score in this range requires solid marks in most areas. Even with Pittsburgh offering 27 other nursing homes available, this one looks like a quality selection. The best part of this facility's strong profile is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to receiving a great overall score, this facility performed even better in the area of inspections which is based on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. We awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this category tend to have few severe deficiencies. This place was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Adding to its strong performance in other categories, we awarded this nursing home an B+ for our nursing rating. Nursing grades are primarily tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's next most favorable area is short-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this area. In the area of short-term care, we seek to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that just 4.3 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The next area we rated is long-term care. In this category, we gave this facility a grade of C. For residents looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. After considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. Frankly, we were a bit worried that this nursing home vaccinated 72.94686 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which happens to be significantly below average. Nevertheless, this place keeps its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Friendship Village of South Hills Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 5.59% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a fall leading to serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of facilities with worst hygiene practices. More frequent bathing limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 6.76% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for treating a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 15.48% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 1.47% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 79.33% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 16.77% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Some experts would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 33.98% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 0.27 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 33.98% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 12.41% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Friendship Village of South Hills, 57.93% of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Pittsburgh, PA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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